This summer, we're celebrating one of the UK’s most threatened habitats: the meadow.
Through the meadows at Wakehurst and four bespoke art installations, immerse yourself in a showcase of the diverse wildflowers, grasses and wildlife that form these precious ecosystems, and be inspired to join us in protecting this rare habitat for future generations.
Exclusive
For the first time ever, step into South Park – the 40 acres of ancient parkland which borders our Asian Heath Garden, where wildflower species will bloom in the height of summer.
For the whole family
Join us for our next Nature Heroes mission, Flower Power, this summer holidays and learn what gives flowers their power.
Whether you choose to enjoy a picnic or journey down a mown meadow pathway, make some new meadow memories this summer.
Don’t miss
Exciting workshops and events throughout the summer! Join us for our evening programme, Wanderwild, or take part in a meadow-focused workshop.
Important information
- Please note, our canine code will apply and some installations and meadow spaces may not be accessible if you’ve brought your dog with you to Wakehurst.
- Our meadows will evolve and change throughout the season. There will always be beauty to be found, but you may see something slightly different if you visit later in the season.
- Tickets are required for the workshops – visit the Events tab at the top of this page for more information and to book your workshop.
Wakehurst’s horticulturists
For the first time during a summer programme, our horticultural team will transform each of our meadows to help tell their stories – from swathes of flowers and grasses representing a meadow lifecycle, to a wildflower amphitheatre and mown meadow pathways.
Saroj Patel: The Wings Flutter, Grasslands are Alive
Inspired by her ancestral home in Gujarat, India, and the colourful shrines carved into the foothills of the Himalayas, Saroj’s five gateways in Bloomers Valley represent a place where plants, people and pollinators meet.
Tord Boontje: Meadow Shadow
Expertly crafted in Senegal, Tord’s bright and bold chairs invite you to take a seat and take in your surroundings, the view and the wildflowers that flow from the base of each chair beneath you.
Heinrich & Palmer: In Visible Light
'Step into Heinrich & Palmer’s piece, In Visible Light, and ask yourself the curious question - ‘what might a bee see as they buzz around Wakehurst?’ Inspired by scientific research into 'bee vision' and the creation of the meadows at Wakehurst as a living laboratory, the artists have used drone footage and experimental imaging techniques to transport you into an imaginative realm beyond human sight.'
Annabel Ross, Alice Boyd and Donnacha Cahill: Voices from the Meadow
A collaborative project from three artists, Voices from the Meadow invites you to listen to what a cinnabar moth, scissor bee and meadow grasshopper might have to say to us, delivered through Donnacha Cahill's The Gramophone. Funny, enlightening, endearing and thought provoking, pick a grassy spot and take a moment to listen.
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